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Janelle SalangaJanuary 13, 2022

“The idea and techniques of investigative reporting can be done by anyone anywhere”: How Francisco Vara-Orta wants to change IRE’s mission

“We all grew up with All the President’s Men. You don’t want to take away from the power of that moment and the press holding the administration accountable. But we have to think, why was there not a Black person or a woman on that team?”

Amanda J. CrawfordJanuary 4, 2022

How conspiracy theories in the U.S. became more personal, more cruel, and more mainstream after the Sandy Hook shootings

Back in 2012, the spread of outlandish conspiracy theories from social media into the mainstream was a relatively new phenomenon, and an indication of what was to come.

Mark Coddington and Seth LewisJanuary 3, 2022

Are partisan news sites to blame for polarization? A massive study suggests they’re not

Plus: Sadness-based news sharing, why journalists see audiences as more conservative than they are, and journalists’ community-building on Instagram.

Shraddha ChakradharDecember 2, 2021

Overwhelmingly white but leaning female: See the results of the Canadian Association of Journalists’ inaugural diversity survey

Nearly 75% of Canadian newsrooms are made up of white journalists, and 80% of newsrooms have no Black or Indigenous journalists on staff.

Jill HopkeNovember 22, 2021

On Twitter, fossil fuel companies’ climate misinformation is subtle

This subtle form of misinformation, which scholars have called “fossil fuel solutionism,” involves cherry-picking data and talking points.

Substack celebrates one million paid subscriptions

David MarkowitzNovember 10, 2021

Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones?

A seminal 2004 study was among the first to investigate the connection between deception rates and technology. What does a 2021 update show?

Sarah ScireNovember 9, 2021

Twitter’s subscription product, Twitter Blue, launches in the U.S., and yes, it lets you undo tweets

Users willing to pay $2.99/month can get access to an undo button, a Nuzzel-like “Top Stories” feature, and ad-free articles that will send a portion of revenue back to publishers.

Sarah ScireNovember 2, 2021

Adobe and news orgs are working on a new tool that could identify a photo’s origin — and combat misinformation

Adobe’s Content Authenticity Initiative is developing tools and standards that allow people to capture, store, and verify key details about a photo — its digital provenance — with an eye toward creating standards that can be used across the internet.

Ethan ZuckermanNovember 2, 2021

Facebook is blocking access to data about how much misinformation it spreads and who is affected

Simply counting instances of misinformation found on a social media platform leaves two key questions unanswered.

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